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Choosing Wisely: How to Select the Right Injectable for You
July 3, 2024
As we age, our skin undergoes natural changes that can lead to wrinkles, fine lines, and volume loss. When you don’t recognize the face you see in the mirror, facial rejuvenation with injectables can help you turn back the clock and reveal a reflection that looks as young as you feel. Facial injectables, such as dermal fillers and neuromodulators, offer safe and effective facial rejuvenation solutions to help address these signs of aging. But how do you know which injectables are right for you? Here we look at how aging affects your skin and facial appearance and how different injectables can help you slow or reverse the aging process.
Understanding the Signs of Aging
Understanding the signs of aging is essential for making informed decisions about skincare and aesthetic treatments, including injectables. As we age, several factors contribute to changes in our skin and appearance. When you understand these changes, it is easier to see which treatment options will best help you achieve your aesthetic goals.
Different Types of Wrinkles
Wrinkles come in various forms, each with its unique characteristics. Dynamic wrinkles appear when we make facial expressions, such as smiling or frowning. Over time, these repetitive movements lead to lines around the eyes (crow’s feet), forehead (horizontal lines), and between the eyebrows (frown lines). Static wrinkles, on the other hand, persist even when our face is at rest. These include fine lines around the mouth (smoker’s lines) and deeper creases on the cheeks and neck.
Loss of Collagen and Elastin
Collagen and elastin play crucial roles in our skin’s health and appearance. Collagen is a protein that provides structure and firmness to the skin. Over time, our body produces less collagen, leading to sagging, fine lines, and wrinkles. Skin becomes thinner, and areas like the cheeks and jawline lose their youthful contour. Elastin contributes to skin elasticity. As elastin fibers weaken, skin loses its ability to bounce back, resulting in laxity. This leads to jowls, drooping eyelids, and crepey skin. As we age, our body produces less of both proteins, leading to sagging, wrinkles, and thinner skin. The combined effect of collagen and elastin loss results in less supple, less resilient skin and the loss of your youthful appearance.
Increased Submental Fat
Submental fat refers to the fat accumulation underneath the chin and around the neck that is often common as we age. Known as a double chin, submental fat can create an appearance of heaviness or fullness in the lower face. Factors contributing to submental fat include age, genetics, and obesity. While lower face and neck lifts, along with liposuction, can help address this sign of aging, there is an injectable option as well.
Different Types of Facial Injectables
Facial injectables, also known as cosmetic injections, offer non-surgical solutions to address various cosmetic concerns. Choosing the right injectable depends on individual needs and desired outcomes. Your Alora cosmetic injector will work with you to develop a facial rejuvenation plan that helps you reach your goals. Here we explain the different types of injectables you may benefit from.
Neuromodulators
Neuromodulators are injectable treatments that temporarily relax specific facial muscles responsible for dynamic wrinkles, such as crow’s feet and frown lines. Made from the Botulinum toxin, BOTOX is a neuromodulator that temporarily paralyzes these facial muscles, reducing the appearance of the fine lines and wrinkles they cause. While not a permanent solution, BOTOX is effective for up to four months before a repeat treatment is necessary to maintain results.
Dermal Fillers
Dermal fillers are gel-like substances injected beneath the skin to restore lost volume, smooth fine lines, and enhance facial contours. They can plump lips, diminish wrinkles, and address sunken cheeks or temples by increasing volume. The most common type of dermal filler is made from hyaluronic acid, a natural substance found in the body. Hyaluronic dermal fillers include Juvederm and Restylane. While hyaluronic fillers are most common and work by adding additional volume, another type of filler works slightly differently. Sculptra, a poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) filler, works by stimulating collagen production and provides natural-looking results over time.
PRP Injections
If you are looking for another way to stimulate your body’s natural rejuvenation abilities, platelet-rich plasma injections may be just the treatment you are looking for. This unique facial rejuvenation treatment harnesses the power of your platelet-rich plasma to boost your body’s collagen and elastin production, delivering gradual, natural results. A simple blood collection allows us to spin down your blood using a centrifuge, revealing the potent plasma that can then be directly injected into areas of concern.
Kybella
If you are looking to address a double chin, Kybella provides a non-surgical solution. This unique injectable contains synthetic deoxycholic acid, which breaks down fat cells beneath the skin. After Kybella destroys these fat cells, immune cells in the body called macrophages clear away remnants and promote new collagen formation. This in turn delivers a more sculpted lower face and neck.
As you can see, facial injectables offer many solutions to help you turn back the clock and reveal a more youthful appearance. Now that you have a better understanding of the options available for facial rejuvenation, you can work with your Alora cosmetic injector to create a targeted treatment plan for your unique needs and take the first step to a new you.
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